Little Rudin series convergence exercise

Question

Problem: If $\sum a_n$ converges, and $\{b_n\}$ is monotonic and bounded, prove that $\sum a_n b_n$ converges.

Source: Rudin, Principles of Mathematical Analysis, Chapter 3, Exercise 8.

Answer 1

The sequence $\{b_n\}$ is monotonic and bounded, so it converges to some number $C$. Assume, without loss of generality, that the sequence $\{b_n\}$ is increasing, and write $b_n=C-d_n$, where $d_n\rightarrow 0$. We have

$$\sum a_nb_n = C\sum a_n -\sum a_nd_n.$$

The first series on the right is convergent by hypothesis, and the second is convergent because of the following theorem:

Theorem: If the partial sums of $\sum t_n$ form a bounded sequence and $s_n$ is a decreasing sequence that tends to 0, then $\sum t_ns_n$ converges.

Here we take $t_n=a_n$ and $s_n=d_n$.